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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2026-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Nov 3

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

← Oct 27Nov 3latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

357 head

▼ 434 vs last sale 791▼ 273 vs year ago 630 · −43.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 93 vs last sale 151▼ 249 vs year ago 307 · −81.1%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $385.78/cwt on 32 head, up $34.49 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 23 comparable sales and sits +14.02 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.

Average price

$385.78

▲ 34.49 vs prior sale

32 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$12.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.17

vs FL average

−22.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	388.43	2,140	25
Medium and Large 2	514	376.32	1,934	7thin

One grade step is worth $12.11/cwt here — about $205 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale32 hd

385.78

—

FL average6 barns · 151 hd

373.61

+12.17

National average43 barns · 4,657 hd

408.07

−22.29

This barn, trailing median23 sales

371.76

+14.02

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $437.32, low $339.94, median $371.76 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,608	180.35	2,901	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,334	121.33	1,619	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,178	115.23	1,357	20

Every lot

31 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	716.34/cwt	660.00–770.00	1,468	12
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	655.93/cwt	630.00–680.00	1,771	16
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	562.90/cwt	530.00–590.00	1,790	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	616.71/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,998	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	490.95/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,807	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	554.00/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,078	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	511.92/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,109	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	466.98/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,957	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	450.77/cwt	420.00–480.00	2,083	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	412.83/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,953	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	376.32/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,934	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	400.58/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,099	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	375.26/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,177	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	349.17/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,175	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	634.29/cwt	600.00–680.00	1,478	9
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	261	601.49/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,570	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	463.15/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,487	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	504.43/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,655	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	440.25/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,625	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	398.69/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,479	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	373.62/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,565	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	424.26/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,795	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	377.83/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,780	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	345.93/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,795	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	330.18/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,866	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,432	180.04/cwt	173.00–186.00	2,578	6
Bulls	—	—	1,450	164.01/cwt	157.00–166.00	2,378	4
Bulls	—	—	1,890	191.56/cwt	190.00–199.00	3,620	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	117.99/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,359	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,209	111.85/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,352	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	121.33/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,619	11

This sale against other markets

Florida weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

Tue Nov 3, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 357Last week 791Year ago 630

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 151Year ago 307

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	233	600.00–680.00	634.29
9	250–300	261	590.00–610.00	601.49
10	300–350	328	490.00–520.00	504.43
15	350–400	369	420.00–460.00	440.25
12	400–450	423	400.00–450.00	424.26
13	450–500	471	360.00–400.00	377.83
11	500–550	519	330.00–360.00	345.93
12	550–600	565	320.00–340.00	330.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	321	450.00–480.00	463.15
11	350–400	371	390.00–410.00	398.69
11	400–450	419	350.00–400.00	373.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	205	660.00–770.00	716.34
16	250–300	270	630.00–680.00	655.93
9	300–350	324	600.00–640.00	616.71
14	350–400	375	530.00–580.00	554.00
13	400–450	412	500.00–525.00	511.92
19	450–500	462	420.00–480.00	450.77
13	500–550	524	390.00–410.00	400.58
12	550–600	580	360.00–390.00	375.26
5	600–650	623	340.00–355.00	349.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	318	530.00–590.00	562.90
12	350–400	368	470.00–510.00	490.95
17	400–450	419	445.00–490.00	466.98
10	450–500	473	400.00–425.00	412.83
7	500–550	514	370.00–385.00	376.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,209	108.00–114.00	111.85
11	—	1,152	116.00–122.00	117.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,334	117.00–126.00	121.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,450	157.00–166.00	164.01
6	—	1,890	190.00–199.00	191.56
6	—	1,432	173.00–186.00	180.04

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.